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Which fraction has a terminating decimal as it's the small expansion?

A) 1/3
B) 1/5
C) 1/7
D) 1/9

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Its 1/5. If you divide all the numerators by the denominators, you'll notice that 1/5 is the only one that doesn't go on and on forever
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B. 1/5

When turned into a decimal, 1/5 is 0.2 which is a decimal that terminates.
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